MarbleJumper vs Frudoku
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MarbleJumper
Experience the classic solitaire jumping puzzle with realistic marbles and boards. Enjoy multiple layouts, customizable themes, and helpful features like undo and hints. Offers a clean, ad-free gameplay experience.
- Realistic marbles and boards
- Twelve built-in board layouts
- Customizable board materials and backgrounds
- Undo mistaken moves
- Auto-solve feature
- Move hints
- Outcome probability graph
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MarbleJumper is the painstaking recreation of the classic solitaire jumping puzzles you have enjoyed playing throughout your life. The first known reference to solitaire jumping puzzles was in an 1687 edition of the French literary magazine Mercure galant. Since those humble beginnings they have become a popular recreation for people across the globe and have even made it all the way to the tables of various restaurants around the world. Features • Beautifully realistic marbles and boards for an immersive experience • Twelve built in board layouts at no cost • Customize your game by choosing from many board materials and backgrounds • Two included marble themes • Six alternate marble themes with additional backgrounds available for purchase • Undo any mistaken move • Auto-solve from your current position • Move hints button • Dynamic outcome probability graph available for all positions of most boards • No advertisements to interrupt or litter your experience • Customization settings for toggling the display the graph, move hinting, mute sounds, and move highlights
Frudoku
A unique twist on the classic Sudoku puzzle, this game challenges you to fill grids with fruits instead of numbers. Each row, column, and 2x3 block must contain six distinct fruits. Enjoy a fresh puzzle experience with a fruity theme.
- Fruit-themed Sudoku puzzles
- Fill grids with 6 different fruits
- Unique row, column, and block rules
- Challenging gameplay mechanics
- Intuitive interface
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Fill in the empty squares with fruits so that each row, each column and each 2×3 block has 6 different fruits.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Frudoku at 5.0 against MarbleJumper's 4.0. Frudoku also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6). MarbleJumper's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (11.4 vs 14.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MarbleJumper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Frudoku asks for nothing beyond the download.
Frudoku holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
MarbleJumper ships an update every 5 weeks, Frudoku every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MarbleJumper | Frudoku |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 166 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremy Buchman | Alexander Berson |
Customer experience
MarbleJumper
Frudoku
In-app purchases
MarbleJumper
- Billard Theme$0.99
- Space Theme$0.99
- Dice Theme$0.99
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- Striped Theme$0.99
- Spotted Theme$0.99
- Marble Theme$0.99
Frudoku
No in-app purchases
